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palmOne Delivers Market-Leading Mobile Java Runtime to Treo 600 Smartphone and Tungsten Handhelds Wednesday, March 31 2004
Delivering on its promise of enabling the latest Java(TM) standards on its Treo(TM) 600 smartphones and Tungsten(TM) line of handhelds, palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO) today announced general availability of an ARM-processor-optimized Java runtime for end users.
IBM's WebSphere(TM) Micro Environment and its accompanying developer toolkit, WebSphere Micro Environment Toolkit for Palm OS(R) developers, enables the development, testing, deployment and execution of Java 2 Micro Edition-compliant applications on palmOne(TM) devices. This continues the growing trend of Java enthusiasm in the Palm OS community, as evidenced by the recent announcement from PalmSource(R), Inc. regarding its licensing of IBM's WebSphere Micro Environment Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME) certified runtime environment and WebSphere Studio Device Developer (WSDD) toolset for integration into the Palm OS platform.
palmOne also is debuting a Java application section on its Software Connection website ( http://software.palmone.com ), powered by Handango. This includes support for standard Palm OS applications, installed via HotSync(R) operation, as well as Java applications that can be installed wirelessly, over the air.
"Through the new Java runtime, Handango's thousands of Java developer partners can now deliver standards-based applications to palmOne customers without sacrificing speed, functionality or usability," said Randy Eisenman, president and chief executive officer, Handango. "In addition, by expanding the existing Software Connection, Handango and palmOne are significantly growing the market for Java applications."
By quickly extending the benefits of the Java developer community and IBM relationship to the award-winning Treo and Tungsten product lines, palmOne is better-equipping developers to deliver compelling aftermarket business and consumer solutions. Mobile workforces and consumers alike will benefit from a greater number of compelling, standards-based applications, development tools, and solutions. Mobile Java applications run the gamut from clients for sophisticated business systems, to fun and easily downloadable games.
"Delivering Java to Treo and Tungsten products is just the beginning of the tremendous benefits customers will enjoy. Whether it's providing new games for consumers to pass time more enjoyably or making sure a field force always has the latest data when and where they need it, Java makes it even easier for end users and developers to tap those possibilities," Jonathan Oakes, senior director of strategy for palmOne. "We're thrilled to be providing three million plus Java developers the tools and support necessary to build truly great mobile applications."
palmOne can now help meet the demand for standards-based Java-enabled handhelds and smartphones with a more diverse set of capabilities and configurations than its competitors. With both keyboard and stylus data input, brighter and higher-resolution displays, and significant memory enhancements, individual customers and wireless service providers have the best set of product options with the Tungsten and Treo product families.
"Running Java applications on palmOne devices breathes new life and possibilities into existing solutions," Bob Wallace, president of Aircharge(R). "palmOne's device lineup enables Java-based solutions to bridge from small displays to large, or from being solely in-the-field deployments to on the campus or in the warehouse."
Whether it's through the Tungsten T3 handheld's high-resolution landscape display or the mobile Internet connection of the Treo 600 smartphone, the potential of Java applications now can be more fully exploited. In addition, the performance of the new runtime is a market leader, with palmOne devices holding 5 of the top 10 fastest published scores on the industry-standard benchmark JBenchmark ( http://www.jbenchmark.com ).
Pricing and Availability
The MIDP 2.0 runtime is currently available at no cost to Tungsten handheld users who purchased their handheld on or after Oct. 1, 2003 from http://www.palmone.com/support/jvm .
Treo 600 smartphone users or Tungsten handheld users who purchased their handheld before Oct. 1, 2003 and users of Zire(TM) 71 handhelds can purchase the runtime for $5.99 from Software Connection from http://software.palmone.com/PlatformProductDetail.jsp?siteId=291&platformId=1& productType=2&catalog=1&productId=102045 .
Users who downloaded or purchased the MIDP 1.0 version of the runtime can download the MIDP 2.0 upgrade at no cost from http://www.palmone.com/support/jvm .
Developers can download the no-cost MIDP 2.0 toolkit and get more information on palmOne's Java strategy and activities for developers at http://www.palmone.com/java .
A selection of Java applications for palmOne products is available at http://software.palmone.com/java .
Source: palmOne Inc. News
Sprint, palmOne Join Forces to Help Small Businesses Be More Effective Wednesday, March 31 2004
Sprint (NYSE: FON, PCS) and palmOne, Inc. (Nasdaq: PLMO) are teaming together to hold Treo(TM) Demo Days at select Sprint Stores across the country during the month of April in an effort to help small businesses learn more about this smart device that can help business owners and employees work smarter, not harder. For small businesses and entrepreneurial firms, innovation is the key to having a competitive edge. More and more small businesses are looking for new products and services that will help them increase their effectiveness and productivity while cutting costs.
Beginning April 1, approximately 100 Sprint Stores in 34 cities will hold a Treo Demo Day where small businesses and entrepreneurs can learn about the ultimate business tool and talk with Sprint and palmOne representatives about the features, functionality and benefits of the device. And, throughout the month of April, in those 34 cities, new small business customers may be eligible for a $200 instant rebate at participating Sprint Stores on the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device Treo 600 by palmOne when they sign a two-year Advantage Agreement that includes Vision.
"Before the Treo 600, I used to travel with a cell phone, a big Day-Timer Personal Organizer and laptop computer. But now, I've replaced all of those items and integrated our essential business tools into a pocket-sized business life-support system. I can track activities with more precision, and access contact information, email and the Internet all from one compact device. The Treo 600 has been a huge boost to our productivity," said Carrie Miles, president, CompuChicks, Inc., a small IT company based in Orlando, Fla.
"The Treo 600 smartphone is a true communications hub for business people on the go -- it delivers the best of voice and data applications while being light, stylish and small enough to fit in your pocket," said Tim Roper, senior director of wireless sales, palmOne.
David Templeton, DDS, who operates a dental practice says, "When I get calls on my Treo 600 smart device, they are often from patients in pain. My Treo 600 not only allows patients to contact me, but I can look up their files and schedule their appointment all from a single device."
The award-winning Treo 600 smart device combines a full-color screen, Palm OS(R) 5.2.1 operating system, a backlit QWERTY keyboard with dome-shaped keys, a 144MHz ARM 9 processor, a VGA quality camera and a Sprint PCS Phone into a candy-bar form factor. Operating on the enhanced Sprint Nationwide PCS Network, the Treo 600 enables wireless applications, including email, messaging and web browsing at speeds averaging 50 to 70 Kbps with PCS Vision plans.(1)
"Having mobile access to web-based information, email, office documents, phone directory and calendar information is a must for small businesses," said Harry Campbell, president of Sprint's Emerging/Mid-Markets Segment. "By partnering with palmOne to hold special education events on the Sprint PCS Vision Smart Device Treo 600 by palmOne, we can help business customers learn more about this powerful productivity tool that provides all of these features in one compact device."
To find out which Sprint Stores are participating in the Treo Demo Days and offering the additional savings on the Treo 600 smart device, please visit http://www.palmone.com/demodays.
Source: palmOne Inc. News
PhatWare Announces Broad Product Support For Windows Mobile Wednesday, March 24 2004
PhatWare Corporation, a leading provider of software products and professional services for mobile and desktop computers, announced today that it is supporting Microsoft's Windows Mobile 2003 Second Edition software for Smartphones and Pocket PCs. The announcement, made at Microsoft's Mobile Developer Conference, assures users of the latest Windows Mobile-based Pocket PCs and Smartphones that they can enjoy PhatWare's lineup of mobile productivity applications.
Source: Internet News Bureau Newsletter for Wednesday, March 24, 2004
Spb Software House announces the immediate availability of Spb Imageer 1.1 Tuesday, March 23 2004
Spb Software House announces the immediate availability of Spb Imageer 1.1, a new release that adds several minor bug fixes, but most importantly adds VGA support for any Pocket PC with a VGA screen. This allows users of Toshiba e805 Pocket PCs to view slideshows in full screen mode at 640 x 480 resolution, taking full advantage of the enhanced clarity VGA resolution provides.
Imageer 1.1 is available for immediate download from the Spb Software House Web site:
http://www.spbsoftwarehouse.com/products/imageer/
Customers who have purchased Imageer can install it directly over their current version - it will update the core files and will not require re-registration.
Source: Spb Software House
Nokia and Sun announce new mobile online multiplayer gaming solution Monday, March 22 2004
Nokia and Sun Microsystems today announced the upcoming release of SNAP Mobile, an online multiplayer gaming solution for Java games. The SNAP Mobile solution will bring Nokia's advanced mobile online multiplayer and community technology to a broad range of mobile handsets using Sun's widely adopted Java language. SNAP Mobile is expected to be available as part of a tools environment based on Sun's Wireless Toolkit in the third quarter of 2004.
With this solution, game developers can easily create Java games with a mobile online multiplayer gaming component that will allow consumers to play online connected games with other people around the world. Network operators can now rapidly and cost-effectively deploy a mobile online gaming community for their Java game subscribers, helping to drive additional data revenue from online gaming sessions.
"Nokia sees that mobile online multiplayer games and mobility go hand in hand, which is why we want to work with Sun to complement our N-Gage offering and expand the mobile online multiplayer experience to the wider Java gaming market," said Ilkka Raiskinen, Nokia's Senior Vice President, Games Business Unit. "SNAP Mobile aims to provide the tools for developers to easily create mobile online multiplayer games and a straight forward way for network operators to launch mobile online gaming communities."
"As the market for Java-based services in the mobile market matures, the level of sophistication for services has increased tremendously," said Chris Mellisinos, chief gaming officer for Sun Microsystems. "Bringing mobile games online is one of the most important steps the industry needs to take. Java has proven itself to be the right technology for building a better user experience to mobile games; this effort now takes our joint customers' experience to yet a higher level."
SNAP Mobile is based on Nokia's Scalable Network Application Package (SNAP) middleware technology and Sun's widely adopted Java language for mobile devices. The SNAP Mobile middleware will be made available on the Sun Solaris operating environment to provide the high availability and performance required for multi-player sessions. As a proven and tested middleware technology utilized in the N-Gage Arena to enable mobile online multiplayer gaming, SNAP enables a cross-platform approach to mobile multiplayer gaming.
Source: Nokia Press Office
LG Electronics licenses the Series 60 Platform for its Symbian OS-based smart phones Monday, March 22 2004
LG Electronics and Nokia today announced a licensing agreement for the Series 60 Platform. Series 60, licensed by Nokia to mobile device manufacturers, is a mobile device software platform for advanced smart phones optimized for the Symbian operating system (OS). LG Electronics joins as the newest member of the Series 60 licensee community that is made up of world-leading manufacturers, including Lenovo, Panasonic, Nokia, Samsung, Siemens and Sendo.
LG Electronics, a top provider of mobile devices, will license the Series 60 Platform as source code. The source code enables licensees to further develop and differentiate the software for Series 60-based products while maintaining the underlying application interoperability.
"We are anticipating the unique features and functionalities that the Series 60 Platform will bring to our product portfolio and look forward to working in the Series 60 community. Our target is to build ubiquitous mobile devices that will best serve our customers. Series 60 on top of the Symbian OS will provide us with a compatible platform for our smart phones throughout our CDMA, GSM/GPRS and WCDMA portfolio," said Yong E. Shin, Vice President, UMTS Handset Laboratory in LG Electronics.
"LG Electronics has an outstanding record of making appealing and advanced mobile devices for all major markets and network protocols," said Antti Vasara, Vice President, Technology Marketing and Sales, Nokia. "LG Electronics' decision to license the Series 60 Platform further strengthens the platform's position as the most competitive handset software on the market. We look forward to collaborating with LG Electronics in the Series 60 community," he continued.
The Series 60 Platform encompasses the software, user interface (UI) and applications necessary to create a smart phone. Optimized for the Symbian OS, the Series 60 Platform strives to enable significant creativity and differentiation by licensees. In addition, the common software platform ensures interoperability and application compatibility between the different licensees' smart phones.
The success of the Series 60 platform among its licensees has led to a large Series 60 device base and a diverse product portfolio. The licensees, together with operators and developers, drive innovation into the platform by exploiting their vast experience and expertise in the mobile communication industry. This relentless innovation enhances the competitiveness of the Series 60 Platform.
Source: Nokia Press Office
T-Mobile to offer Nokia 7600 phones on its commercial WCDMA 3G network in Germany Thursday, March 18 2004
Leading up to the launch of its flagship WCDMA 3G network in Germany, T-Mobile has agreed with Nokia on the volume supply of the Nokia 7600 GSM/WCDMA phone. T-Mobile will include the Nokia 7600 imaging device in its portfolio of 3G devices from the start, allowing its subscribers to experience fast and flexible mobile Internet services with the latest in handset technology and style.
"T-Mobile and Nokia are truly in a collaborative mode, and the inclusion of the Nokia 7600 phone in our portfolio is a great example of our shared vision of making WCDMA a vibrant force for life-enriching communications," says Michael Schuld, Executive Vice President Terminal Management, T-Mobile Germany. "We've been very pleased with the performance of the Nokia 7600 phone and believe its cutting-edge features such as the high-quality video streaming will be a boost to our customers as they explore the possibilities of 3G multimedia and entertainment."
"We are proud to be at the forefront with T-Mobile as it opens 3G service in one of the most advanced mobile markets in the world," says Marcus Störkel, Key Account Manager T-Mobile Europe, Customer and Market Operations, Nokia. "The Nokia 7600 combines the appeal of a futuristic design, the practical advantages of small size and long-lasting battery power, and the promise of next generation WCDMA 3G services. The Nokia 7600 will let T-Mobile's subscribers take the fullest advantage of T-Mobile's innovative services."
With the Nokia 7600 imaging device, T-Mobile customers can enjoy a full range of multimedia experiences, such as capturing and viewing pictures and videos with the phone's 65,000-color screen, listening to music, as well as exchanging multimedia messages and mobile e-mail. The ability to seamless handovers, incorporation of the latest 3GPP standards and robust battery performance makes the Nokia 7600 an ideal device for taking advantage of T-Mobile's WCDMA 3G network. Nokia has also been one of the major suppliers of WCDMA 3G radio-access network equipment to T-Mobile.
Operating in GSM 900/1800 as well as WCDMA 3G networks, the distinctive Nokia 7600 is currently available in volumes in Europe, Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Source: Nokia Press Office
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